American
River
Cherry Company
Our projected opening date for the 2008 picking season is May 25th, weather pending!
Please call us in early May for our current opening date estimate!
Welcome to American River Cherry
Company, thank you for stopping by!
Our farm is located just off of Highway
49, less than three miles north of historic Placerville, and is owned & operated
by the Rice family.
For directions to our farm from HWY50 & HWY49 in Placervile, please CLICK HERE
For directions starting from your chosen location and ending at our farm please CLICK HERE
During the picking season our hours are from dawn to 6 PM daily Sunday through Friday. We are closed Saturdays.
We offer both U-Pick and pre-picked & packaged options for our berries & cherries.
Our 2008 harvest prices can be found HERE!
You can find a general guideline to fruit rippening dates HERE!
We're expecting a fantastic crop of cherries this year due to great pollination, which should make for easy picking! Our berries are looking good too, with lots of blossoms coming in on very healthy plants. All of our fruits have been raised with purely organic care! While we aren't certified as organic we only use certified organic fertilizer and nutritional supplements on our berries and cherry trees! Once our cherry trees have fruited they're not sprayed at all.
For 2008 we will have a limited supply of our farm produced honey. This is due to extending our apiary (or bee yard if you prefer!) this year, which requires extensive use of our existing bee colonies and their honey to produce more working bee colonies for future years.
By bringing your own container for picking fruit you can save on the purchase price of container boxes. Your containers will be weighed before entering the picking field to make the final net fruit weight easy to calculate.
The following crops will be part of the 2008 harvest -
Utah Giant Cherries
Rainier Cherries
Bing Cherries
Blueberries
Boysenberries (including the Chester variation in July)
Marion Berries
Ollalie Berries
Raspberries
(Cuthbert & Chilliwack raspberry varieties)
Figs (Brown Turkey)
Rhubarb
Bring the family and enjoy a picnic by the pond and feed the Koi with the available fish food! Or relax and put your feet up for a few minutes in our hammock.
Kindly read the following information about our farm; which includes some general guidelines, safety information and a convenient online wavier form that you can print out & complete in advance.
Children are most certainly welcome to come and enjoy the picking experience, but must be in the constant and immediate attendance of an adult at all times! A grassy shaded area with a swing and picnic table are provided for lunch and relaxation. Our large Koi pond is natural, but is deep enough to be a drowning hazard to children; so PLEASE keep them in constant observation and supervision!
Be sure to wear a hat to protect you & yours from the sun and stay cool! (Don't forget the sunblock too!)
For U-picking cherries, no ladder use or tree climbing is allowed to protect the trees and the pickers. There's always plenty of fruit available for you to pick while safely standing on the ground!
For your conveinence you can download, print and fill out the REQUIRED wavier release form online and bring it with you on the day of your visit. Otherwise we will have copies on hand for you to complete upon your arrival, but before you'll be allowed to enter the picking field or other areas of the farm. This wavier form CAN BE FOUND HERE!
If you have any questions, or would like more information, we can be reached at 530-626-3881; or you can send an email to info@americanrivercherryco.com
Thank you for stopping by!
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